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Fr. John Lynch

FACULTY MEMBER

Father John Lynch, 70, died
July 10 at St. Francis Hospital in
Evanston as a result of a head injury
received in a fall at his home
on July 1.

An Oak
Park native,
he attended
Catholic
schools in
Chicago and
graduated
from Quigley
Preparatory
Seminary in
1960. He was
ordained in
1967 after
graduating from the University of
St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein
Seminary.

He was assistant pastor of Our
Lady Gate of Heaven Parish
(1967-1976) while earning a
master’s degree in clinical psychology
from Roosevelt University.

He later earned a doctorate in
clinical psychology from the
Chicago School of Professional
Psychology.

He was associate pastor at Old
St. Patrick Parish (1976-1982)
and St. Gertrude (1982-1992,
1994, 2000).

Father Lynch supervised deacons
studying at the University
of St. Mary of the Lake/
Mundelein Seminary. He was
also the field education supervisor
(1971-1983), an instructor
beginning in 1980 at Catholic
Theological Union, and a campus
minister at St. Xavier University
(1975-1977).

He taught at Sacred Heart
School of Theology in Hales
Corners, Wis., (1983-1992) while
serving as associate formation director
and an associate professor
at Niles College Seminary at
Loyola University.

From 1992 to 1994, he was on
the staff of the Mission of Our
Lady of Mercy.

He served at St. Catherine of
Siena-St. Lucy Parish, Oak Park,
as administrator and pastor
(1995-1999).

In 2001, he became the associate
pastor of St. Margaret Mary
Parish, where he served until retiring
in 2011.

Father Lynch requested that his
body be donated to science. He is
survived by a sister, Jeanne
Bassie, and two brothers, Timothy
and Thomas Lynch.

Fr. James Nallen

RETIRED PASTOR

Father James F. Nallen, recently
retired pastor of St. Columba
Parish, died July 14 after suffering
a stroke while visiting in
Morris, Ill. He was 72 years old.

A Chicago
native, Father
Nallen received
his elementary
education
in
Catholic
schools before
graduating
from Quigley
Preparatory
Seminary. He
graduated from
the University of St. Mary of the
Lake/Mundelein Seminary and
was ordained in 1966.

He was assistant or associate
pastor at St. Odilo Parish,
Berwyn (1966-1973); Our Lady
of the Snows (1973-1974); St.
Mary, Riverside (1974-1982) and
Sacred Heart, Melrose Park
(1981-1982).

He was named pastor of St.
Ethelreda Parish in 1982 and remained
there for 23 years until
2005, when he became pastor of
St. Columba. He served there
until retiring from active ministry
July 1 of this year.

Fr. Eugene Faucher

PASTOR EMERITUS

Father Eugene J. Faucher, pastor
emeritus of St. Martha Parish
in Morton Grove, died July 15 at
St. Edna rectory in Arlington
Heights, where he was a senior
priest in residence. He was 86
years old.

A Chicago native, Faucher
graduated from Catholic elementary,
Quigley Preparatory Seminary
and the University of St.
Mary of the Lake/Mundelein
Seminary before being ordained
in 1951.

He was assistant
pastor
of St. Mark
Parish (1951-
1955) before
being assigned
to the
faculty of
Quigley Seminary.
He
taught at
Quigley until
1966. During
that time, he earned master’s degrees
in classical languages and
religious education from Loyola
University.

He was assistant pastor at St.
Colette, Rolling Meadows (1967-
1973) and St. Bernardine, Forest
Park (1973-1975).

He was named pastor of St.
Martha, Morton Grove, in 1975
and remained there until his retirement
from active ministry in
1995, when he was named pastor
emeritus.